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A wildly original new series is bringing Cree language learning to television in a way audiences have never seen before. Wâposo-Mîcimâpoy (Rabbit Soup) is an outrageous comedy disguised as a retro community TV show from another timeline. redpopnews.com/waposo-micim...

This Is The Way: How Mando and Grogu Became NDN Country’s Favorite Duo From the Great Purge to the Boarding School Era, Mando and Grogu's world has always reflected ours redpopnews.com/this-is-the-... #starwars #themandalorianandgrogu #themandalorian

I heard about this happening. I used to watch Chopped a lot back then so it's nice to know they're doing cool things like this.

Chopped: Indigenous Inspirations featured four incredible Native Chefs Who Brought Blackfeet, Navajo, Pueblo, and Menominee Traditions to the Chopped Kitchen. redpopnews.com/indigenous-c...

In recognition of National Indigenous Languages Day on March 31, APTN, in partnership with YouTube, is proud to announce that its YouTube channel is now home to over 1,200 hours of Indigenous-language content across 20 distinct Indigenous languages redpopnews.com/aptn-marks-n...

təm kʷaθ nan (Namesake) heads to Hot Docs 2026. Following Tla’amin Nation’s call to reconsider Powell River’s name, the documentary will have its world premiere at TIFF Lightbox on April 29 and 30. redpopnews.com/t%c9%99m-k%c...

Directed by Cartoon Saloon co-founder, Tomm Moore, and co-written by Shelley Dennis, a Choctaw writer whose credits include Spirit Rangers and The Conners, this animated feature is rooted in a history that has remained alive across oceans and generations.

Cartoon Saloon‘s Kindred Spirits draws from one of the most enduring stories of solidarity between Choctaw and Irish communities. redpopnews.com/cartoon-salo...

The 2026 Canadian Screen Awards nominees are here, and Indigenous talent is all over the slate. North of North led television and the overall field with 20 nominations. redpopnews.com/north-of-nor...

A powerful new documentary LET OUR MOUNTAINS LIVE will make its North American Premiere at the 2026 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, running April 23rd - May 3rd, the film will screen 2X during the festival at TIFF Lightbox on April 24th & 25th. redpopnews.com/sami-rights-...

Kiowa and Apache author, filmmaker & music producer That Native Thomas is pushing past the boundaries of the traditional book release with Native Love: An X-Indian Chronicle, a new novel paired with a full soundtrack designed to follow the story chapter by chapter. redpopnews.com/native-love-...

Slts’lani Banchi Hanuse’s CEREMONY premiered at SXSW in the Documentary Spotlight program, bringing a Nuxalk story of land, history, and survival to the screen. redpopnews.com/banchi-hanus...

The Peabody Awards will honor Sterlin Harjo with the Trailblazer Award during the 86th annual ceremony on May 31. He will be recognized alongside Amy Poehler, who is receiving the Career Achievement Award, and PBS KIDS, this year’s Institutional Award honoree. redpopnews.com/peabody-awar...

i am just sobbing for Dolores Huerta. there are so many stories like this from women in the civil rights movement, from AIM, from the Black Panthers, and now from UFW, and it is so brave of her to come forward and share something so painful.

Siksika Nation filmmaker will screen the youth-made short at the 2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival redpopnews.com/emmitt-manyh...

Jade Begay, Nicholas Galanin, Amy Denet Deal, and Kevin Aspaas were recognized by the Eames Institute for work spanning advocacy, art, design, and cultural practice. redpopnews.com/2026-curious...

A new exhibition at the Millicent Rogers Museum will bring DeAnna Autumn Leaf Suazo’s work back into public view nearly five years after her death. redpopnews.com/millicent-ro...

Cartoon Saloon‘s Kindred Spirits draws from one of the most enduring stories of solidarity between Choctaw and Irish communities. redpopnews.com/cartoon-salo...

The Walker Youngbird Foundation has partnered with Lite Brite Neon Studio to create Native Neon, a $50,000 annual residency supporting one Indigenous artist in producing their first neon work. redpopnews.com/walker-young...

For March, Taking Alice Wong’s Advice in this Capitalist Hellscape will be our focus, with an invitation to reflect on how this can inspire our Collective Liberation, so I hope you will consider joining us then!🫂 Here is the registration link: accesslovemarch.eventbrite.ca Please share widely! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Manitobah’s newest artist collaboration, Manitobah x Peshawn Bread, pairs the brand with Auncle Peshawn Bread (Comanche/Kiowa/Cherokee). redpopnews.com/manitobah-x-...

Cherokee Film Productions, the Cherokee Nation’s production company, has released a first-look trailer for an upcoming feature-length documentary focused on Cherokee Freedmen. redpopnews.com/cherokee-fil...

Click through to see some of Romero’s work! Very cool!

In this interview, @angeenoel.com discusses how gaming can bridge cultures, close gaps, and inspire the next generation of Indigenous storytellers and innovators. redpopnews.com/gaming-cultu...

The Phoenix Art Museum welcomes spring with the opening of Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light). It is the first major museum exhibition devoted entirely to Romero’s work. redpopnews.com/phoenix-art-...

On February 26, 2026, the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA) announced the return of SWAIA Native Fashion Week on May 8–9, 2026, at the Eldorado Hotel & Spa in Santa Fe, New Mexico. redpopnews.com/swaia-native...

Storytelling has always been at the heart of Indigenous culture, and this Women's History Month, we're celebrating that! 💛 @rebeccanagle.bsky.social , Dr. Minthorn, and @johnniejae.bsky.social to hear how they use their voices to uplift the Indigenous community and beyond. 3.11.26 | 11:00 AM PT

Congratulations, Josh Tafoya! Textile artist Josh Tafoya has been named the recipient of the 2026 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award for Fashion Design. redpopnews.com/josh-tafoya-...

Greenwood was part of the "Reflections of Our People, Our Ways, Our Land" exhibition of artworks by Otoe-Missouria tribal members at the Great Plains Art Museum. plains.unl.edu/projects/wal...

NEW episode of Talking in the Footsteps of Our Ancestors! In this episode, I talk with artist Kennetha Greenwood, Creative Project Manager and a Language Facilitator for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe, about art, language, and lifting up the next generation of creatives. open.spotify.com/episode/5XEM...

I need to address this immediately, because I am WAY too Minnesotan to ever claim credit for this. I built a thing to point the fire hose of people's generosity in the right direction. That's it. I am thankful for the piece, because hopefully it means people will donate more money.

Woon-A-Tai will take on the role of Elliot in the eight-episode thriller that follows: “Two best friends go backpacking in Australia and are soon drawn into a seemingly perfect community of surfers led by a charismatic but mysterious figure.” redpopnews.com/netflix-cast...

Stevie and the Sacred Animals follows Stevie, a smart, spunky 6-year-old Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) girl who moves from the city to her First Nation community. redpopnews.com/stevie-and-t...

On February 10, 2026, the team behind the groundbreaking and award-winning TTRPG, @coyoteandcrow.bsky.social, launched a Kickstarter campaign for Legends & Icons, a new sourcebook to help players take their gaming to the next level. redpopnews.com/coyote-crow-...

Happy Friday the 13th Birthday to one of the most delightfully frightening bad ass women in horror I know! Join me in wishing @tiffmorris.bsky.social a very Happy Birthday!!!! redpopnews.com/the-scariest...

In advance of its upcoming Season 4 premiere, AMC Networks today announced that it has renewed the critically acclaimed and popular noir drama Dark Winds for a fifth season. redpopnews.com/amcs-critica...

Delbert Anderson is a Diné Jazz trumpeteer, composer, and educator, whose music flows from a deeper understanding of kinship and responsibility. redpopnews.com/sound-that-c...

On Feb. 1, 2026, Marique B. Moss put a much-needed story into the world with "My Afro-Indigenous Superpower". It’s a children’s book, illustrated by Adair Carroll, that beautifully explores identity and belonging through a child’s eyes and level of understanding. redpopnews.com/whole-and-wo...

Land Invaders, a groundbreaking experimental 8-bit video game by Anishinaabe Algonquin creator Cass Gardiner and designer Juan Mateo Menendez, will make its world premiere as an Official Selection of Berlinale Forum Expanded 2026. redpopnews.com/land-invader...

Chelsea Bighorn Expands Sculptural Language in New Grant-Supported Work Awarded the Emerging Native Arts Grant for an Architecture-Driven Practice redpopnews.com/chelsea-bigh...

Horror has never been just about the scares & creatures that go bump in the night. It’s a mirror that reveals that darkest parts of who we are, but Indigenous Horror is much more than a mirror. It’s truth bearing its teeth & revealing its most brutal, primitive form. redpopnews.com/the-scariest...

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month a time to uplift Native youth and strengthen healthy, respectful relationships. #TDVAM2026

WITNESS: ARCTIC INDIGENOUS VOICES III, the latest edition of the groundbreaking Indigenous-led film training & mentorship initiative Witness, will have its Market Premiere at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market in Feb. 2026, followed by a World Premiere in March. redpopnews.com/witness-arct...

Filmmakers talk about “the grind” of filmmaking as if it were a love language, but not Rose Stiffarm. While she believes in mastering the craft, she also believes in doing the work without sacrificing her well-being, love of the work, or the integrity of her people. redpopnews.com/breaking-bar...

On January 26th, the American Library Association announced the year’s top books for children and young adults during the Youth Media Awards announcements in Chicago, with Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories earning one of the event’s highest honors. redpopnews.com/legendary-fr...

On Jan. 24, 2026, the Sundance Institute gathered the Indigenous film community to honor this year’s Merata Mita and Graton Fellowship recipients during the Native Forum Celebration, presented by Merrell, at the Sundance Film Festival. redpopnews.com/sundance-ins... #redpopnews #sundanceinstitute

The Indigenous Cinema Alliance (ICA) will make its mark at the 2026 EFM and Berlinale. The lineup features amazing films and talent, led by the official Panorama selection, the Sámi musical drama Árru. redpopnews.com/berlinale-pa...

Anna Lambe returns in the lead role, joined once again by Maika Harper, Braeden Clarke, Jay Ryan, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Zorga Qaunaq, Bailey Poching, Nutaaq Doreen Simmonds, and Keira Cooper. redpopnews.com/north-of-nor...

Bad Indians Book Club lingers long after you close it. It challenges, unsettles, and invites us to imagine new worlds worth, and, to more importantly, always carry a book. redpopnews.com/the-power-of...